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06-19-2006, 10:31 AM
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| faithhope&love Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: lewisville, tx
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|  Brokenness I thought that i would share this daily email that i received for today. Hmmm, nothing like brokenness to the road to recovery!! Hugs and prayers to you all! June 19, 2006 - The Strength of Brokenness TGIF Today God Is First, by Os Hillman The bows of the warriors are broken, but those who stumbled are armed with strength. - 1 Samuel 2:4 There is an oxymoron throughout the Bible. It says that brokenness is strength. How can this be? How can brokenness be strength? In order to use men and women to their fullest extent, the Lord has to break His servants so that they might have a new kind of strength that is not human in origin. It is strength in spirit that is born only through brokenness. Paul was broken on the Damascus road. Peter was broken after Jesus was taken prisoner. Jacob was broken at Peniel. David was broken after his sin with Bathsheba. The list could go on of those the Lord had to break in different ways before they could be used in the Kingdom. When we are broken, we see the frailty of human strength and come to grips with the reality that we can do nothing in our own strength. Then, new strength emerges that God uses mightily. God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. Do not fear brokenness, for it may be the missing ingredient to a life that emerges with a new kind of strength and experience not known before. Pray for a broken and contrite heart that God can bless. Today's Prayer Dear God, Please have mercy and pour out Your blessings upon me...Your SPIRITUAL blessings. For when my soul is right with you and my spirit is nourished with Your Word, Your presence and Your spiritual blessings, I know that EVERYTHING will be all right. How my spirit loves to bathe in what You have for me! Please, forgive me for being so busy and allowing life's business to get in the way of serving You in ways You have prepared for me...or of allowing things to interfere with my spending time with You to refresh my spirit and fellowship with You. Help me to see the opportunities You put in front of me, and help me to know what it is You want me to do...or not do. Please give me wisdom for handling the situations, the people, the ministry opportunities that come my way. Thank You, my loving Father. In Jesus' name, amen. |
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06-19-2006, 12:25 PM
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| Don't get undies in a bunch  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Shore MA
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Your post brings to mind two songs. A few verses from each... Brokenness, brokenness is what I need. Brokenness is what you want for me. So take my heart and mold it Take my mind transform it... and the other... When you see me on my knees, its not because I weak, its that I'm getting stronger
__________________ * I asked God to spare me pain. God said "No", Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and brings you closer to me.  Recovery Related Acronym B. E. S. T. = Been Enjoying Sobriety Today? |
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06-19-2006, 03:00 PM
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| Don't get undies in a bunch Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Shore MA
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Wanted to see this framed.
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06-19-2006, 04:19 PM
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| faithhope&love Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: lewisville, tx
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Which leads me to what has become a couple of my favorite scriptures, both from the NIV...Roman 5:1-5: 1) Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2) Through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 3) Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4) Perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5) And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. James 1:2-4: 2) Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3) Because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. 4)Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. Hmmm, brokenness and perseverance walking together hand in hand. Best, which songs do your words come from? |
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06-19-2006, 04:38 PM
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| Don't get undies in a bunch Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Shore MA
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I tried a search by lyrics and have yet to find the song names. Holiness, Holliness is from the WOW CD I think. I am guessing at the name
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06-19-2006, 05:05 PM
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| Don't get undies in a bunch Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Shore MA
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Holiness (Take My Life) 2 Timothy 2:19-22 Lead Holiness, holiness that’s what I long for Holiness, that’s what I need Holiness, holiness that’s what you are for me Lead: what, I need That’s what I nee----d Chorus: Take my heart and mold it Take my mind transform it Take my will conform it To yours, to yours, oh Lord Lead: what I need Gotta be broken Brokenness brokenness that’s what I long for ... .... faithfulness faithfulness that’s what I long for .... ... Chorus My heart and mold it My Mind transform it Take my will, to yours, to yours, oh Lord Chorus Lead: what I need Gotta be holy It’s what you are for me (repeat)
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06-19-2006, 05:40 PM
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| Don't get undies in a bunch Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Shore MA
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Bob Carlisle Getting Stronger I used to lay awake at night Wondering was I wrong or right I was a prisoner of my fear Only you I was a kind of man who'd build a wall And be the biggest fool of them all Had a hard time letting go Till I was broken Look me in the eyes Tell me what you see I'm not the same man That I used to be If you see me on my knees It's not because I'm weak I'm getting stronger If you see me start to cry You'll know the reason why I'm getting stronger Well I find myself face to face In the presence of amazing grace And I it's all I ever wanted to be Only you Look me in the heart Tell me what you see I'm not the same man That I used to be If you see me on my knees It's not because I'm weak I'm getting stronger If you see me start to cry You'll know the reason why I'm getting stronger If you see me on my knees Ooh Ooh Ooh stronger Ooh Ooh Ooh stronger If you see me on my knees It's not because I'm weak I'm getting stronger If you see me start to cry You'll know the reason why I'm getting stronger When I get down on my knees I feel so much power I'm feeling stronger So much stronger Yea Ooh yea So much stronger So much stronger Ooh Ooh Yea So much stronger So much stronger So much stronger So much stronger
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